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• Moto Guzzi Grand Prix 500 cc V8
  |Transmission || choice of 4, 5 or 6 gears ...or the 1955 to 1957 seasons. Though following the two stroke Galbusera V8 of 1938, the Moto Guzzi Otto motorcycle and its engine represent a unique and
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• Rallying
  ...roach to that of circuit racing. The entertaining and unpredictable nature of the stages, and the fact that the vehicles are in some cases closely relate == History ==
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• Fantic Motor
  ...ntic Motor and its pilots are at the top of the world confirming the great technology products born from the assembly lines via a [[Barzago Parini]]. ...etition, which uses media from 250 cubic getting across. So begins the era of Fantic by trial and soon the company [[Barzago]] won three world titles a r
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...jpg|thumbnail|right|'''Internal combustion piston engine''' <br>Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], internal combustion piston engine. <br> ...extensively in motor vehicles, the [[steam engine]] which was the mainstay of the [[industrial revolution]] and the niche application [[Stirling engine]]
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• Fiat Topolino
  ==History== ...h a 569 cc four-cylinder, side valve, water-cooled engine mounted in front of the front axle, and so was a full-scale car rather than a [[cyclecar]]. (Th
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• Architecture
  [[Image:Acparthenon5.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Parthenon]] on top of the [[Acropolis]], [[Athens]], [[Greece]]]] ...ader" and ''τεκτων'', "builder, carpenter") is the [[art]] and [[science]] of [[design|designing]] [[building]]s and [[structure]]s.
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• Differential (mechanics)
  [[Image:Transmission diagram.JPG|thumb|The differential on the rear [[axle]] of a car]] ...]s to rotate at different speeds, while supplying equal [[torque]] to each of them.
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• Rally
  ...roach to that of circuit racing. The entertaining and unpredictable nature of the stages, and the fact that the vehicles are in some cases closely relate == History ==
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• Sleeve valve
  ...cy to burn considerable amounts of lubricating oil or to seize due to lack of it. ==Disadvantages of poppet valves==
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• Electric car
  ...ded either by wheels or propellors driven by rotary motors, or in the case of tracked vehicles, by [[linear motor]]s. The [[Electricity|electrical]] [[e ...reduce the wear on brake systems, and reduce the total energy requirement of a journey.
  9 KB (1,323 words) - 08:15, 8 October 2009
• Riva Boats
  ...suring from 7 to 80 [[meter]]s long. It employs 2,800 people directly, out of which over 100 specialised engineers who comprise the group's design team. ...based on their turnover growth compared with the sales volumes and number of employees and included top European companies from different sectors. The g
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• Fiat 124
  ...Image:fiat124.jpg|280px]]'''Fiat 124 Sedan at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]''' ...ize car|mid-sized]] [[sedan (car)|sedan]] produced by the [[Fiat]] company of [[Italy]]. It replaced the [[Fiat 1300]] and [[Fiat 1500]] in [[1966]].
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• Gilco
  ...his first customers was [[Ferrari]], who used chassis' from Gilco in many of their cars (including the [[Ferrari 125|125]], [[Ferrari 166|166]], [[Ferra Gilco also construced a very small number of their own cars, and also built chassis' for private customers, mainly in th
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• SI
  ...''[http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/brochure/ The International System of Units]''.]] ...sciences, and electronvolts in physics are not part of the specific system of units known as SI, to just scratch the surface-->
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• Straight-4
  ...r construction machinery, four-cylinder diesel engines with a displacement of 4.5 litres and above can still be found. ...ley 100]] and [[Austin Atlantic]]. These engines were generally the result of a long incremental evolution process and their power was kept relatively lo
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• Wheel
  ...ed to the wheel about its axis, either by way of gravity or by application of another external force. Common examples are found in [[transport]] applicat ==History of the wheel and axle==
  13 KB (1,944 words) - 12:16, 8 October 2009
• Fibreglass
  ...remely fine [[fiber]]s of [[glass]]. It is widely used in the manufacture of [[insulation]] and [[textile]]s. It is also used as a reinforcing agent fo ...erglass" today, however, was invented in 1938 by [[Russell Games Slayter]] of [[Owens-Corning]] as a material to be used as insulation. It is marketed u
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• Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
  | class="lightbg" id="car_specsleft" | Country of origin ...AUDI AG, the Italian carmaker also benefits from the undisputed expertise of the German manufacturer when it comes to lightweight construction.
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• Alfa Romeo 2600
  ...ylinder engine with its cast-iron block which dated back to the 1900 range of 1950. Two carburettors were fitted to the Berlina engines, while the Sprin ...urces available. Since the 2000 itself had basically been a 1958 restyling of the 1950 [[Alfa Romeo 1900|1900]], this left the 2600 with running gear a d
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• Maserati
  |Company type || [[Public company|Public]] (subsidiary of [[Fiat|Fiat S.p.A.]]) ...owned directly by the Italian car giant [[Fiat]], after having been a part of [[Ferrari]] (a company in which [[Fiat]] has a majority stake) for some yea
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